- Issued:
- 2015-01-27
- Updated:
- 2016-05-09
RHBA-2015:0089 - gdbm bug fix update
Synopsis
gdbm bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated gdbm packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The gdbm packages provide a GNU database indexing library, which includes routines that use extensible hashing. The library works in a similar way to standard UNIX dbm routines.
This update fixes the following bug:
- The previous release of gdbm introduced a regression in the way file handlers were used. Consequently, gdbm failed to write to a database opened for reading and writing. With this update, the file handlers have been fixed to use the right flags, and as a result, gdbm works with such databases as expected. (BZ#1180392)
Users of gdbm are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- gdbm-devel-1.8.0-38.el6.s390x.rpm
- gdbm-1.8.0-38.el6.ppc.rpm
- gdbm-1.8.0-38.el6.s390.rpm
- gdbm-devel-1.8.0-38.el6.s390.rpm
- gdbm-debuginfo-1.8.0-38.el6.i686.rpm
- gdbm-1.8.0-38.el6.x86_64.rpm
- gdbm-devel-1.8.0-38.el6.ppc.rpm
- gdbm-devel-1.8.0-38.el6.x86_64.rpm
- gdbm-debuginfo-1.8.0-38.el6.ppc64.rpm
- gdbm-debuginfo-1.8.0-38.el6.s390x.rpm
- gdbm-debuginfo-1.8.0-38.el6.ppc.rpm
- gdbm-debuginfo-1.8.0-38.el6.x86_64.rpm
- gdbm-1.8.0-38.el6.ppc64.rpm
- gdbm-debuginfo-1.8.0-38.el6.s390.rpm
- gdbm-1.8.0-38.el6.src.rpm
- gdbm-1.8.0-38.el6.i686.rpm
- gdbm-devel-1.8.0-38.el6.ppc64.rpm
- gdbm-devel-1.8.0-38.el6.i686.rpm
- gdbm-1.8.0-38.el6.s390x.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
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